Example sentences containing 'thumb'

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You stick out like a sore thumb. Times, Sunday Times (2016)At the end of the row are two monumental thumbs. Times, Sunday Times (2016)Nowvan drivers cheerily give him the thumbs up. Times, Sunday Times (2016)Locals wave or give us the thumbs up. The Sun (2010)It should be necessary to move only your thumb to cut and to keepcompletecontrol. Times, Sunday Times (2007)The thumb took two days because the bone in the middle caused problems. Times, Sunday Times (2014)We stuck out like sore thumbs but had some of the bestnights of our lives. The Sun (2015)That explains them trying to thumb a lift. The Sun (2015)So is it time once more to stick out our thumb and chance our arm? Times, Sunday Times (2008)The rest of the seniormanagementteamalso get the thumbs up. Times, Sunday Times (2008)There should not be more than an inch of flesh between the thumb and forefinger.Lamplugh, Diana & Sterwin, Diana & Nottidge, Pamela Survive the Nine to Five - a woman&apos;s guide to working well (1989)She had me under the thumb a bit. The Sun (2011)What were once their left thumbs became shapelessswollenlumps of meat. Times, Sunday Times (2016)He had also lost his thumb and two fingers on his right hand. Times, Sunday Times (2006)She was wearing a brightfluorescentpinkraincoat and stood out like a sore thumb. Times, Sunday Times (2008)He tries to thumb a lift from cars as they approach from either direction.Aldiss, Brian Somewhere East of Life (1994)But any meal with virtually no salt gets the thumbs up. The Sun (2011)The supermodel also treasures a tattoo between her thumb and forefinger. The Sun (2015)The result is numbness and pins and needles towards the thumb side of your palmaffecting all your fingers except the little one. The Sun (2010)If this action means that the companysurvives, investors will give that the thumbs up. Times, Sunday Times (2009)We can't help but move our thumbs across our phones. Christianity Today (2000)Open the arms to the sides, turning the thumbs back and sticking the chest out. The Sun (2011)The pins and needles are classically felt on the thumb side of the hand, with the little finger being spared. Times, Sunday Times (2010)The verdict An unequivocal thumbs up. Times, Sunday Times (2007)I did, and a tinywoodensnakejumped out and bit my thumb. Times, Sunday Times (2006)The verdict A resounding thumbs down. Times, Sunday Times (2007)But they soonrun into problems as, with two thumbs on each hand, drivers do not know whether they want to get a ride north or south. The Sun (2015)